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Meatco has been forced to call a special general meeting within three weeks because no quorum could be reached at its annual general meeting (AGM) in Grootfontein last Friday.The...

Beef exports from Namibia's northern communal areas (NCAs) do not carry foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and pose no risk of introducing the disease in market countries, in...

Beef exports from Namibia's northern communal areas (NCAs) do not carry foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and pose no risk of introducing the disease in market countries, in...

03 March 2021 | Agriculture STRATEGY: Meatco has stressed the importance of sustainably servicing its markets, both locally and internationally. Photo: CONTRIBUTED STAFF REPORTER WINDHOEK Meatco’s Livestock Production and Value-Addition Department has devised a robust strategy to buy cattle from all Namibian farmers with marketable cattle. According to Meatco, it is important for the company to sustainably service its local and international markets alike. “Although producers are restocking after the good rains received this season, we cannot ignore our clients’ need to receive products...

Meat board takes charge to control FMD outbreak in Namibia Meat board takes charge to control FMD outbreak in Namibia By Annelie Coleman January 11, 2021 at 5:43 pm Since the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Namibia in late 2020, FMD surveillance has been intensified, and some farmers have been asked to present their cattle for inspection. Photo: FW Archive The recent foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Namibia at the end of 2020 was largely contained and did not pose a threat to areas south of the veterinary cordon fence in the north of the country, according to Thinus Pretori...